thats crazy - all tied up aafter 64 votes

I can't answer that question. they are my two favouite slayer albums.
i remember the first time i heard ghosts of war...i thought my stereo was fucked and started hitting it...cause that fixes it obviously.
Spill the blood, mandatory suicide, hallowed point, spirit in black...too many good songs.

ATM it is South of Heaven for me. I've been listening to Seasons of the Abyss since 7th or 8th grade, and as a result, tracks like War Ensemble and Blood Red no longer do much of anything for me. Seems like after a few hundred too many listens, Seasons just has a bit of a cliche factor to it that South of Heaven doesn't have. Born of Fire is a great song though.

I haven't listened to South of Heaven as much, but it seems like they really continued off the success of Reign in Blood (and Haunting the Chapel IMO), whereas Seasons is in many ways, the beginning of the sound for modern-day Slayer. That in itself is not necessarily a bad thing, as I really enjoyed Divine Intervention, but it just lacks the raw feel of the earlier albums.

South Of Heaven gets my vote!

This is a tough one , but I'll go with South of Heaven

South Of Heaven, though they are both awesome. But when I list my alltime fav. Slayer songs, SoH gets more than SitA.

Hmmm....Read Between the Lies or Spirit in Black...Damn this is killing me! I gotta go with Seasons but not by much at all.

This is a tough one.. Both albums are extremely underrated as fuck. I go with Seasons because I think its a little more underrated the South Of Heaven. Both albums really do kick ass though.... Good Poll

its very tight, only vote between them after 87 total votes. Its a good indication of difficulty of this question.

i vote Seasons .. it rlz

my fav songs from seasons are : seasons, blood red and war ensemble
south f h is not bad.. i like ghost of war, behind.. , madnatory and silent scream.. is a very nice album .. but seasons kicks ass

Seasons In The Abyss yeah yeah

I must say Season in the Abyss. I think it has better/more interesting/original riffs.

It's not THAT hard, sure South of Heaven was great, but Seasons in the Abyss totally has it beat! Too many classics from that album that I can never get out of my head! The music is all in all better to me on that album..

WAR ENSEMBLE!!!!

Im gonna have to say Seasons. Its more versatile. SOH is a very good album, but Seasons just has more to offer.

I go with South of Heaven...Ghosts Of War, Mandatory Suicide, Live Undead...all killer songs.

Seasons In The Abyss? That is Slayer's equivalent of the self-titled Metallica album and Megadeth's Countdown To Extinction so their sell-out album to the metal mainstream. (or at least it was for most of us old people)

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 23.09.2008 at 02:07

Seasons In The Abyss? That is Slayer's equivalent of the self-titled Metallica album and Megadeth's Countdown To Extinction so their sell-out album to the metal mainstream. (or at least it was for most of us old people)

Yeah man, youre quite a bit older than me. Isnt it kinda weird that all of their sell-out albums are their 5th albums?

Season All the way!!!

I'm new by the way, so hi

Written by Guest on 23.02.2009 at 16:45

Season All the way!!!

I'm new by the way, so hi

Hi there and welcome!
Don't share your opinion though. I voted South Of Heaven. Don't know why, I just like it a little more in general.

Seasons In The Abyss

I will also have to go Seasons In The Abyss

Seasons too. what i don't like in south is the production and the fact that araya sings naturally in some moments...

Seasons is Slayers peak, IMO

There is no doubt, Seasons In The Abyss.

This is an easy decision for me, seeing as South Of Heaven is my fave Slayer album! (although Hell Awaits runs it very close!) South Of Heaven has a very creepy and dark atmosphere that Seasons just cant touch. Dont get me wrong, I think Seasons is very good, but songs like Blood Red (although I love the solo!) and Expendable Youth sound a bit dull. Its funny that South Of Heaven is sandwiched between two albums that most people prefer over it. Yet Ive always prefered South Of Heaven to them both!

On and On South of Heaven!

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 23.09.2008 at 02:07

Seasons In The Abyss? That is Slayer's equivalent of the self-titled Metallica album and Megadeth's Countdown To Extinction so their sell-out album to the metal mainstream. (or at least it was for most of us old people)

I find this opinion quite far-fetched. Totally ridiculous, in fact. I mean, "Seasons In The Abyss" is still extreme music and has nothing in common with the shitty black album (which is commercial garbage targeted at the mainstream and got tons of play on mainstream radio stations) or "Countdown To Extinction" (which was still metal but easy listening for non-metal fans).
Sure, Slayer started to be much more well-known at that time but I don't think they achieved it by selling out like Metallica did or by trying to sell out but not being so successful at it like Megadeth did.

Make a test, if you want. Take people who don't listen to metal and can't stand aggressive music. Make them listen to the black album (they most likely already know it anyway). It's not sure they will like it or not but they won't be frightened by it and say "it's insane music". Do the same with "Countdown To Extinction" now. It will be already a bit harder for them.
Then, make them listen to "Seasons In The Abyss". They will probably look pale and tell you "please stop this crazy music, how can you listen to such insane stuff?".

It's less extreme than "Reign In Blood" or "Hell Awaits" for sure but a sold out album? WTF, really.

"Seasons In The Abyss" is in a completely different league than Metallica's post-AJFA garbage.

For me its Seasons In The Abyss... even though I love South.

Seasons In The Abyss... by far

Problem I have with "South Of Heaven" is not about songwriting or music. What I dislike about this album is how the vocals suck.